The Federal Communications Commission passed new net neutrality regulations yesterday that includes a measure that would classify broadband Internet as a utility, just like landline telephones. The regulations say that Internet service providers can’t prioritize one stream of traffic over another. They can’t provide “fast lanes” where a content provider pays the ISP for a […]
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New waves
The current media landscape is a mess, riddled with corporate interests and commercialism. As people continue to shift their primary sources of information and entertainment to the internet, consumers are caught up in debates about media monopolies and the battle for net neutrality. But amid all of this noise, a subculture has been quietly emerging, […]
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Say what?
Brother Wease is worried about his livelihood. Sure, the longtime on-air personality for Radio Free Wease (6-11 a.m. weekdays, 96.5 WCMF-FM) isn’t announcing “it’s over” like Howard Stern so gloomily declared in early March. But the FCC’s latest focus on decency — and the hefty fines it levels to broadcasters of inappropriate content — has […]
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Concentrated dilution
As if one “Powell Doctrine” weren’t enough: On June 2, the prevaricating Secretary of State’s son Michael, joined by two other Republicans on the five-member board of the Federal Communications Commission, dropped the Big One on media diversity. Michael Powell, the FCC chair, never left any doubt of his intentions. In interviews and speeches […]
